Administration Building
In French: Édifice de l'administration du parc national de Banff
101 Mountain Avenue, Banff
About Administration Building
Administration Building is one of 5 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings in Banff. Construction of Administration Building is recorded as 1935–1937. Harold C. Beckett designed it. 4 neighbours on the registers lie within 400 m.
Situated on a generous lot in downtown Banff, the Administration Building is a large L-shaped building with a one-and-a-half-storey wing. It is a three-storey structure in a domestic Tudor-Revival style built of rubble limestone in broken courses with cedar-shingled pitched roofs. The main entrance to the building is centrally located within the projecting square tower, which has an oriel window, crenellation and sandstone trim. The entrance to the east wing is recessed behind a stone archway. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Administration Building · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
The federal government rates the heritage buildings it owns as Classified or Recognized.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 10 minutes
Banff · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Administration BuildingStart here
- 2Cambrian PavilionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
- 3Banff Park MuseumNational Historic Site · 300 m on
3 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Administration Building
When was Administration Building built?
By its record, Administration Building dates from 1935–1937.
Is Administration Building protected?
While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.
What is Administration Building?
Administration Building became a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 1986.
Can you visit Administration Building?
You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
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